The Craig Jones Invitational 2 happens over two days this weekend at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Day 1 of CJI 2 kicks off the highly anticipated opening round match ups TONIGHT (Saturday, August 30, 2025), while Day 2 will conclude the two lucrative tournaments and host the Craig Jones vs. Chael Sonnen rematch the next day (Sunday, August 31, 2025).
The no gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) event will stream LIVE on YouTube, starting at 9 p.m. ET. You can watch the live stream for free here or on the video embedded below.
This post will focus on all the CJI 2 match ups unfolding on Day 1, which will kick off the opening rounds of both the stacked $1 million team tournament, and the star studded $100,000 four-woman tournament.
For brackets, team rosters and an in-depth preview of the biggest BJJ event of 2025, check here.
CJI 2, Day 1 free live stream
CJI 2, Day 1 Quick Results
$1 million team tournament quarterfinal rounds:
- New Wave def. Team Americas by unanimous decision (40-36, 39-37, 39-36)
- Team Atos def. Team Europe by unanimous decision (49-46 x3)
- 10th Planet vs. Team Australasia
- B-Team vs. Daisy Fresh
$100,000 women’s tournament semi-final rounds:
- Helena Crevar vs. Adele Fornarino
- Ana Vieira vs. Sarah Galvao
Day 1: CJI 2 full results, fight card, and video highlights
CJI 2 Team tournament quarterfinals
New Wave vs. Team Americas — New Wave def. Team Americas by unanimous decision (40-36, 39-37, 39-36)
New Wave roster: Dorian Olivarez, Mica Galvao, Vagner Rocha, Giancarlo Bodoni, Luke Griffith
Team Americas roster: Gavin Corbe, Deandre Corbe, Elijah Dorsey, Taylor Pearman, Pat Downey
- Luke Griffith (New Wave) vs. Pat Downey (Team Americas) ends in draw — both eliminated
- Vagner Rocha (New Wave) vs. Elijah Dorsey (Team Americas) ends in draw — both eliminated
- Giancarlo Bodoni (New Wave) def. Gavin Corbe (Team Americas) by submission (rear naked choke)
- Taylor Pearman (Team Americas) def. Giancarlo Bodoni (New Wave) by technical submission (heel hook)
- Taylor Pearman (Team Americas) vs. Dorian Olivarez (New Wave) ends in draw — both eliminated
- Mica Galvao (New Wave) vs. Deandre Corbe (Team Americas) ends in draw — both eliminated
- New Wave def. Team Americas by unanimous decision (40-36, 39-37, 39-36)
Atos vs. Team Europe — Team Atos def. Team Europe by unanimous decision (49-46 x3)
Atos roster: Diego Pato, Ronaldo Junior, Lucas Barbosa, Kaynan Duarte, Felipe Pena
Team Europe roster: Owen Jones, Pawel Jaworski, Paul Ardila, Charles Negromonte, Marcin Maciulewicz
- Lucas Barbosa (Atos) vs. Pawel Jaworski (Team Europe) ends in draw — both eliminated
- Ronaldo Junior (Atos) vs. Charles Negromonte (Team Europe) ends in draw — both eliminated
- Kaynan Duarte (Atos) vs. Owen Jones (Team Europe) ends in draw — both eliminated
- Felipe Pena (Atos) vs. Marcin Maciulewicz (Team Europe) ends in draw — both eliminated
- Diego Pato (Atos) vs. Paul Ardila (Team Europe) ends in draw — both eliminated
- Team Atos def. Team Europe by unanimous decision (49-46 x3)
10th Planet vs. Team Australasia
10th Planet roster: Geo Martinez, Alan Sanchez, PJ Barch, Ryan Aitken, Kyle Boehm
Team Australasia roster: Fabricio Andrey, Kenta Iwamoto, Lucas Kanard, Declan Moody, Belal Etiabari
- PJ Barch (10th Planet) vs. Lucas Kanard (Team Australasia) ends in draw — both eliminated
- Ryan Aitken (10th Planet) vs. Declan Moody (Team Australasia) ends in draw — both eliminated
- Alan Sanchez (10th Planet) vs. Fabricio Andrey (Team Australasia) ends in draw — both eliminated
- Belal Etiabari (Team Australasia) def. Geo Martinez (10th Planet) vs. by submission (foot lock)
- Kyle Boehm (10th Planet) def. Belal Etiabari (Team Australasia) by submission (heel hook)
- Kyle Boehm (10th Planet) vs. Kenta Iwamoto (Team Australasia)
B-Team vs. Daisy Fresh
B-Team roster: Ethan Crelinsten, Jozef Chen, Chris Wojcik, Nick Rodriguez, Victor Hugo
Daisy Fresh roster: Max Hanson, Dante Leon, Jacob Couch, Michael Pixley, Brandon Reed
CJI 2 Women’s tournament semi-finals
- Helena Crevar vs. Adele Fornarino
- Ana Vieira vs. Sarah Galvao
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